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What are you planting this spring? Whether physically or metaphorically, 'tis the season! Jill is definitely not physically planting anything - rather than two green thumbs, she has two murderous thumbs. Instead, she's planting the seeds of massive business growth! She's all about planting lots of seeds/ideas and then thinning out the ones that don't work. Brad is the total opposite - he loves planting tomatoes every year, as well as other beautiful flowers in front of his home. He also plans to take his business deeper, focusing on helping his clients be better human beings, in addition to better business owners. Our favorite gardeners discuss the Top 5 Ways To Make Your Business Come Alive in this episode and they welcome Scottish superhero and entrepreneur Katy Lynch to the show. Listen in! »

Guest:

• Katy Lynch is the co-founder of Codeverse, the world's first fully interactive coding school and educational tech platform that teaches kids to code. Find her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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• This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks. Ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how freelancers and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork, built for exactly the way you work. For a free trial, go to freshbooks.com/bdyb and enter Breaking Down Your Business in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.

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When you're sitting in a meeting that's been going on for too long, how do you bring it to an end and get out of there? According to Jill, there's an app for that (of course there is). Set the app to call you at a certain time and just tell everybody you need to deal with an emergency. Or maybe go to the bathroom and never come back. Brad tries to redirect and lead the meeting so that all participants can get the info they came for and leave. We also learn what the devil is really up to, the importance of mute buttons, and why Jill is going to give Brad a jar of nail files (it's for a very important business reason). Plus, they talk about the Top 5 Longest Meetings in this episode and welcome back the focused and flourishing Emily Lonigro Boylan to the show. 

Guest:

Emily Lonigro Boylan is the founder of LimeRed Studio, a WBE Certified and Certified B Corporation UX agency that develops user experiences and shapes campaigns that create social impact. Find her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks. Ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how freelancers and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork, built for exactly the way you work. For a free trial, go to freshbooks.com/bdyb and enter Breaking Down Your Business in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section

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Brad received the worst sales email in the world from "Catherine" at.. let's just call them Sales Mango. It was from a person and company he didn't know with a subject line asking about the main "pain-point" in his marketing. He replied and told them it was the worst sales email he's ever gotten, and the emails still kept coming! Clearly these (terrible) generic emails were coming from a robot, so why would anybody use their services? Do all their customers deal with robots too? Don't send out bad templated emails. Just stop. It's the worst. Please stop. Jill and Brad also talk about the Top 5 People You Need To Grow Your Business in this episode and they welcome financial advisor and life coach Lonnie Ogulnick to the show. Listen in! »

Guest:

Lonnie Ogulnick is the founder of Gordon Wealth, a financial advisory firm focused on helping their clients accumulate and preserve wealth over a long-term investment horizon. Find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks. Ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how freelancers and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork, built for exactly the way you work. For a free trial, go to freshbooks.com/bdyb and enter Breaking Down Your Business in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.

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When you start out, you market broadly. To grow, you must focus. What has helped you focus your attention in life? Brad and Jill's series on scaling your business continues as they share ways to focus that has worked for them. For Jill, it's been other people telling her she has to focus (you mean doing everything and anything all the time is not the way entrepreneurs do it? No!). Thanks Brad for telling Jill she has to focus! Plus, she turns off her wifi to pause the constant flow of pings and buzzes. Brad finds time blocking incredibly effective for him, as well as automation (via Zapier). So, if you need to find Brad on a Monday morning, you know he'll be writing. They also talk about the Top 5 Ways To Focus Your Business As You Grow in this episode and welcome money guy and family man Justin Krane to the show. Listen in! »

Guest:

• Justin Krane is a business money strategist focused on helping small business owners get clarity around their money.

What’s In This Episode:

When you were first starting out, what was the one marketing strategy that worked really well for you? Jill and Brad agree that talking to people face to face ranks pretty high up there. Brad remembers someone telling him "No one is going to crawl through your computer screen and say they want to work with you." You have to meet people! Email newsletters are also tremendously powerful. It's a free way to reach out to folks! If you don't have an email list, stop what you're doing and start one right now. Thanks to the magic of the internet, Jill and Brad hop in a time machine and travel back to 1996, so you'll definitely want to stay tuned for that. They also talk about the Top 5 Ways Your Marketing Changes As You Scale in this episode and they welcome gymnast Rebecca Dengrove to the show. Listen in! »

Guest:

• Rebecca Dengrove is THE Rebecca of Rebecca's Mom Leotards, makers of women's gymnastics leotards. No, really, it is!